Stay ConnectedAs a teacher and writer of self-healing work, I’ve learned that hearing other people’s stories helps us release, heal, and grow.
The Sugar Jar Podcast episodes will include conversations and stories from people all around the world sharing their healing journey. I’ll also have episodes where I share what I’m learning (or unlearning) around my self-healing journey.
There have been so many times when something good showed up in my life and I questioned it. Yet, when the bad things would show up, it was as if I expected it. Why are we wired this way and how can we shift it? In this episode, I talk about the limitations we place on ourselves and ask us to release the way we hold ourselves back by not letting the good in. Share with me, what were your highlights from this episode? Tag me @yasminecheyenne on Instagram. Don’t forget to grab The Sugar Jar Book, available everywhere books are sold.
We often share what we think is possible for us with grandeur and confidence, because what's the other option, no? But do we truly believe the dreams and goals that we share with others is possible for us? Do we believe in us the was we say we do? In this episode, I explore our internal beliefs and ask us to questions how we can choose feelings that align with what we truly want. Share with me, what were your highlights from this episode? Tag me @yasminecheyenne on Instagram. Don’t forget to grab The Sugar Jar Book, available everywhere books are sold.
Prior to this year, I'd never taken a solo trip unless it had to do with work. This year, I decided to change that, and I never imagine how much I would learn about myself by doing it. There's still so much to unpack. But in this episode, I sharfe many of the highlights, hopefully inviting you to ask yourself - am I putting my life on hold waiting for folks to come with me? Because if so, this episode may change your mind. Share with me, what were your highlights from this episode? Tag me @yasminecheyenne on Instagram. Don’t forget to grab The Sugar Jar Book, available everywhere books are sold.
It can be hard to admit that you're doing too much and need to slow down, especially when you think you've "healed" that part of you already. But recently I learned the power of having time when you don't have to do anything, and how redfining what "being off" means can truly free you. In this episode, I share my recent journey with learning to be off, and how it's taught me so many things about myself. I hope it inspires you to redefine what you need to as well. Share with me, what were your highlights from this episode? Tag me @yasminecheyenne on Instagram. Don’t forget to grab The Sugar Jar Book! Available everywhere books are sold.
Grief shows up in waves and although it's a part of life, many of us struggling through it. It's not something thats often talked about, and I know for me, it felt like you get a specific window of time to share grief, and after that you need to either move on or you're on your own. In this episode, I talk about my experience with grief, and how many of us are grieving living and present people and things that keep us in cycles that aren't serving us. Share with me, what were your highlights from this episode? Tag me @yasminecheyenne on Instagram. Don’t forget to grab The Sugar Jar Book! Click Here to get your copy!
Burnout doesn't always happen when we're doing things we don't want to do. Burning out from something you've always wanted can be confusing and also lead to feeling ashamed, because why am I burnt out from what I said yes to? In this episode, I talk about my experience with almost burning out (again) and how we can get curious about what gets us there. Share with me, what were your highlights from this episode? Tag me @yasminecheyenne on Instagram. Don’t forget to grab The Sugar Jar Book! Click Here to get your copy!
Friendships are some of the most important relationships we have and yet, we often struggle with them. Whether there doesn’t feel like there’s enough time to maintain them, we’re struggling to build community, or we’re worried about building new ones- it can feel tough to keep relationships going.
In this episode, I chat with my closest friends about friendship, hearing how they’re navigating friendships and asking the questions that so many of us struggle with around cultivating and maintaining community.
Share with me, what were your highlights from this episode? Tag me @yasminecheyenne on Instagram. Don’t forget to grab The Sugar Jar Book! Click Here to get your copy!
So many of us are working to build community, but we find that we may not have the spaciousness, or the ability, to prioritize friendships the way we hoped. For others, no matter how much we keep putting ourselves out there, we’re still finding it difficult to keep connections going.
In this episode, which is part 1 of a 2 part series, we’re exploring friendships and community as adults, and how we can create space for the friendships that we all want in our lives.
Share with me, what did you learn about how you approach friendships? Share your thoughts on this episode with me and tag me @yasminecheyenne on Instagram.
PS. My book, The Sugar Jar, is available! Click Here to get your copy!
Holidays can trigger many emotions in us - some great and some not so great. Valentine’s Day is one of those holidays that can erupt feelings of loneliness, struggles with worthiness, and disappointment for what we feel we’re missing out on.
In this episode, we’re going to explore where our feelings around Valentine’s Day come from and reframe what doesn’t feel true to who we are.
Share with me, what are you learning about your expectations around holidays? Share your thoughts on this episode with me and tag me @yasminecheyenne on Instagram.
Fear of missing out is real, and dealing with the disappointment that comes with it isn’t always easy. But if we’re saying yes out of fear and scarcity, then are we really in alignment? Or is the “yes” laced in fear of what we think may lose if we don’t?
In this episode, we talk about how FOMO is draining our energy, and how boundaries help us maintain clarity on what really matters. Because we’re going to miss out sometimes, but I don’t believe we miss what’s really for us.
Share with me, what are you learning about your yes? Share your thoughts on this episode with me and tag me @yasminecheyenne on Instagram.
A part of the self-healing journey is learning to show gratitude for the journey you’ve walked on. This can be hard because sometimes we focus on all the ways that we may have made choices that didn’t impact us the way we hoped.
In this episode, we walk through how honoring who we are makes space for us to accept some of the things that we went through that got us there.
Share with me, how are you learning to honor who you are? Share your thoughts on this episode with me and tag me @yasminecheyenne on Instagram.
Many of us are familiar with the idea of reparenting ourselves and giving the adult version of us what we felt we were missing in hindsight. But putting this into practice can be a challenge and come with grief.
In this episode, we walk through what reparenting yourself can look like and how it can invite you to approach the way you show up in your relationships differently.
Share with me, how are you reparenting yourself? Share your thoughts on this episode with me and tag me @yasminecheyenne on Instagram.
How much space do you have for the things that you say yes to? Do you always feel like your priorities or joy are a last minute consideration? Are you often fighting burnout?
In this episode I walk you through what almost feels like a Sugar Jar workshop. You’re invited to get curious about the size of your jar (how much can you hold), how often you have to fill yourself up (how much are you giving), and the types of boundaries you set (what are your true belief systems).
Share with me, how are you learning to check in with your sugar jar and prioritize you? Share your thoughts on this episode with me and tag me @yasminecheyenne on Instagram.
It’s often very easy for us to see what we believe other people are doing “wrong” in their own lives. It’s also often clear what we like or don’t like about the people who are in our lives. It’s not often easy for us to admit when we are part of the problem in our relationships or in commitments.
Why? Because truthfully, no matter how much healing you’ve done, no one enjoys admitting their faults. It’s tough (and brave) work! But there’s so much power in admitting where you need to shift, because you can’t control everyone else but you can control a lot of what you say, do, and commit to.
Share with me, how are you learning to be honest with yourself about “when it’s you”? Share your thoughts on this episode with me and tag me @yasminecheyenne on Instagram.
It’s hard when people don’t like us, but one of the things that’s even tougher for us is deciding, consciously or unconsciously, that we can get them to like you. When we decide not to accept how people feel about us, based on their consistent actions, and take them on as a challenge, i.e. “I can get them to choose me” we sign ourselves up for an unhealthy relationship that lacks reciprocity and clarity.
How can we learn to stop giving out energy to relationships that aren’t flourishing or blooming? How can we learn to focus on those who choose us instead of trying to convince others to be our friend, or partner, or insert here. In this episode, we’ll talk about how we can release this unhealthy pattern and move forward.
Share with me, how are you learning to shift relationships or commitments where you know the connection isn’t mutual? Share your thoughts on this episode with me and tag me @yasminecheyenne on Instagram.
One of the most unexpected things that occurs on our healing journey is the shift in our community. We lose relationships we weren’t expecting to, we set boundaries we didn’t know we needed, and many of us feel called to build community by creating new relationships.
But how do we deal with rejection? How do we cope with tough conversations? How do we learn to enjoy our new relationships without placing expectations on our friends that aren’t reasonable for both of us? In this episode, we talk about the emotions and experiences that can come up while building community on your healing journey.
Share with me, how are you building and nurturing your community while you’re healing? Share your thoughts on this episode with me and tag me @yasminecheyenne on Instagram.
So many of us are in relationships and commitments where we know things aren’t a fit but we stay out of hope. And we don’t want to let go of our hope, because if we do, we’ll be left with the pain and disappointment of our reality.
In this episode, I talk about the freedom, love, and acceptance that’s also possible when we’re honest about our reality. A HUGE part of calling our power back means being honest about what’s draining us. And holding on to relationships for what we believe they could be rather than being honest with ourselves about what they are is one of them.
Share with me, how are you learning to let go of commitments and relationships that don’t fit? Share your thoughts on this episode with me and tag me @yasminecheyenne on Instagram.
When we make space for our healing, we usually say yes to it so that we can have more space for the things that bring us joy. And we often think about the many people or things in our lives that might distract us from our joy. But I want you to get curious about the ways that your jar isn’t full because you - yes you - might be the one in the way of the spaciousness you need?
When we’re honest with ourselves, we can create change. When we behave like everything is okay, even when it’s not, we move through the world with that false reality and we make our decisions from that false narrative. In this episode, we’ll compassionately explore what gets in the way of your full jar and we’ll share ways you can begin to fill yourself up.
Share with me, how are you going to begin filling your jar? Share your thoughts on this episode with me and tag me @yasminecheyenne on Instagram.
So many of us are self-proclaimed “Strong Ones.” Some of us have chosen this title because we hope it will help us stay safe. Some of us didn’t have a choice and were in circumstances growing up or at some point in our lives where it was clear that being unequivocally strong was the only way we'd survive.
There’s been a lot of talk about “the strong ones” and checking on “your strong friends” but the truth is that all of us - every single one of us - has an area in our lives where we might feel like we have to be strong and that there’s no one who can support us in that area. And that self-perceived strength often keeps us from asking for help, it keeps us from receiving help, and it keeps us from support.
In this episode, I walk through one of the tougher times in my life where my “strong one” facade was starting to crumble. I hope that this episode allows you to see that needing care is perfectly okay. It’s human. It’s beautiful. It’s freeing. And it’s how we call our power back.
I want to hear from you, do you relate to being a strong one? Share your thoughts on this episode with me and tag me @yasminecheyenne on Instagram.
Disappointment shows up in so many ways, and for many of us, we try to avoid it at all costs. Not only is it extremely vulnerable, but it reminds us that even when we try our best, things don’t always work out the way we hoped. But, what happens when we learn how to love ourselves through disappointment? We remember that we can make it through tough times. We remember that we can have access to our joy again. And we carry the lesson with us when the next tough experience comes.
I want to hear from you, how did this episode resonate with you?
I don’t know about y’all, but when I started healing, one of the things that shocked me was how lonely it could feel. Is it worth it? Absolutely. But I think it’s important to name and talk about this experience, so we know that just because these feelings come up it doesn’t mean we’re doing this wrong. And so we remember that we’re not alone.
I’d love to hear from you! Send me a message and let me know what you think about this episode!
In the final bonus episode of Season 3, Yasmine talks about intention setting and how it can help us gain clarity on the energy we want to have in our lives and the energy we’d like to release.
“Feel free to choose an intention that feels good for you.” - Yasmine
1.10 - The difficulty with setting intentions
3.00 - Thinking about your intentions
6.20 - We don’t have to make space in our lives to bring more things in
9.47 - What have you learned to live the intention you set for yourself?
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In this bonus episode of Season 3, Yasmine shares the wisdom in using hindsight as a teaching tool in our healing journey.
“It’s so difficult to grow if you never recognise how much you have already done.” - Yasmine
1.49 - How looking back is helpful
4.59 - How can you bring in how much you have grown to the new year?
8.43 - Being brave enough to choose yourself
11.19 - Reminding yourself why things didn’t work
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In this bonus episode of Season 3, Yasmine shares the joy and vulnerability of embracing the unknown and how learning to be a student of life can free us from staying stagnant out of fear.
“Sometimes vulnerability requires reminding ourselves - I can make it!” - Yasmine
0.48 - New beginnings and embracing the unknown
4.47 - Saying “yes” to being a student again
9.20 - How to become more comfortable with vulnerability
13.43 - Allowing yourself to leave space for things to work out ok
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In this bonus episode of Season 3, Yasmine shares how we can begin letting go by starting small and making space for what we want to bring into our lives.
“It’s the small things, in my experience, that have really lasting impact on how we feel about ourselves.” - Yasmine
1.01 - Starting small with the process of letting go
2.40 - What’s is a small thing that drains you?
7.27 - What stories do you have that aren’t true?
10.27 - Giving yourself permission to grieve
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In this bonus episode of Season 3, Yasmine shares 3 ways that you can learn to protect your peace and what matters most to you.
“How are you in small ways showing up for your peace?” - Yasmine
Timestamps
0.59 - What can affect our ability to protect our peace?
2.07 - Let’s talk about honoring ourselves
6.01 - How can you create space to do things that encourage peace?
8.21 - What does peace look and feel like to you?
10.04 - Starting small to protect your peace
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On this episode of The Sugar Jar Podcast Yasmine Cheyenne explores what not being humble would look like. What would you share if you weren’t “humble?” What would you do if you weren’t afraid of being humble? Dive into this episode and get curious about how life could look different if you weren’t tied to those “humble” strings.
“ Are my beliefs keeping me from my growth?”
1.38 - Wallowing in the emotion of things being hard vs being humble when things go good
3.05 - What would it feel like to live your life not being humble?
6.18 - We don’t have to have a reason to celebrate
12.41 - Why are we scared to share our brilliance?
18.31 - You are responsible for your energy
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In this episode I speak with Ascia Sahar who is a writer, fashion and home influencer, and an amazing Mom of 3. Ascia discusses her intention behind why she is an advocate for her culture, for her Muslim faith, and for her people. Ascia also talks about her journey, and why what she stands for is so important to her, and how she uses her platform and her opportunities to be an amplifier for what is important to her.
“Sometimes when you work hard you have to enjoy the fruits of your labour without guilt” - Ascia
Timestamps:
1.41 - How faith impacts how Ascia shows up in her community
4.57 - Why Ascia decided to share travelling to Mecca with her community
13.51 - Feeling safe amongst your audience
15.20 - Talking about the things that are important
25.08 - Not feeling guilt for just living life
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In this episode of the podcast I speak with Sophia Roe who is a celebrated chef, writer, and advocate for mental wellness and the host of the Emmy nominated show Counter Space. Sophia invites us to think about ways that we can create resources to advance food justice and build more sustainable, equitable systems. In this episode she discusses food advocacy and hunger security while also talking about how it all ties into our mental wellness.
“Remember who you are and do not allow people to claim your agency and what you are doing” - Sophia
Timestamps:
1.32 - Sophia on Food and feelings
7.06 - Food advocacy and hunger security
12.43 - Being part of the solution to hunger security
16.39 - Black women and the privilege of nuance
26.20 - How can I change how I show up in the system?
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In this episode of the podcast I speak with Johanna Kandel, who is the founder of the Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness. Johanna speaks to us about eating disorders, how they impact us (even we aren't personally affected by them), and how we can learn to support people suffering with them in our communities.
Timestamps:
2.17 - Johanna’s intention for the Alliance Collaborative
4.14 - What is the definition of an eating disorder?
8.03 - The connection between eating disorders and mental health
11.59 - Can eating disorders develop that are not tied to mental health?
20.07 - Is the word “diet” the problem?
27.35 - How to support those with eating disorders
Resources:
>>>Read Life Beyond Your Eating Disorder by Johanna Kandel - http://johannakandel.com/book.html
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In this episode of the podcast, I talk about longing for things and how it can impact our healing. We all have something that we think about, something that we desire, and I talk about whether we are ever able to let go of those desires and if we do/don't, how we can heal or make peace with them.
“Sometimes we have fear around sharing our longing or acknowledging our longing because we have this fear that it might be seen as jealousy.” - Yasmine
Timestamps
1.11 - Believing that your longings are valid
3.04 - Pushing down how we feel
7.09 - Not having to make ourselves uncomfortable in the name of normallcy
8.51 - There are things that we may not heal in our lifetime
11.33 - We aren’t all experineceing pain to heal others
14.08 - Starting with you in mind
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In this episode of the podcast, I speak with Myleik Teele, the founder of curlBOX. Myleik is also a huge force in the wellness space, women's empowerment, and business entrepreneurship. In this episode, she talks about motherhood, business, and finance, and so much more.
“Planning for the future is the greatest gift we can give ourselves, that’s luxury.” -
Timestamps:
1.35 - The hustle vs rest
7.08 - Black women choosing joy
13.29 - The luxury of safety
17.11 - Managing the emotions around motherhood and business
25.15 - The healing work around believing you deserve freedom
29.07 - The choice around doing both a 9 to 5 and your own business
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In this episode, I speak with Alice Bell, an astrologer and writer. Alice speaks on the different ways that this year and last year has brought a huge emphasis on astrology for a lot of people in a completely different way and how we can use astrology to be something that's fun and light-hearted and not something that is fear based.
“Transits will come along and it's like “multiple choice” - it presents you with a certain situation, but it's really up to you what kind of decision you're going to make.” - Alice
Timestamps:
2.39 - Using astrology as an opportunity to get to know yourself better
5.28 - How astrology helps you look at the good and bad things happening in your life
12.03 - The eeriness of knowing
15.44 - Should we let things play out?
21.52 - What is the rising sign and how can it impact us?
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In this episode of the podcast I speak with, educator, writer, and leader in justice work Brittany Packnett Cunningham. Brittany is someone that we all look to, to help us with having the right words to advocate for ourselves as she consistently gives us the language to be able to navigate some of the incredibly tough things that we experience as Black people. Listen to get immersed in the absolute magic of her ability to bring so much light and awareness to healing, injustice, and the world in general.
“We have to be as responsible as we would want other people to be when they mess up, and we have to get gracious as we would want other people to be when we mess up.” - Brittany
Timestamps:
2.11 - How does Brittany stay credible?
5.09 - Words for the awakened young
9.34 - How to include taking care as part of injustice work
16.49 - White supremacy and capitalism
18.38 - Mistaking cancel culture for accountability
28.52 - Brittany on self-belief
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Welcome back to season 3 of The Sugar Jar Podcast! This first episode was created as a response to some of the interviews that I had this season on money and it lead me to think about worthiness and it impacts so much of what we believe is possible for ourselves.
Timestamps
1.12 - Worthiness and believing what is yours belongs to you
3.36 - Putting ourselves out there and vulnerability hangovers
6.20 - Walking the balance between pride and being humble
9.14 - Fearing sharing who you are
11.41 - Believing you are innately worthy regardless
14.43 - How can you learn to believe in your worthiness
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In this episode I was honored to interview Dr. Edith Eger, an American psychologist, writer of The Gift and New York Times bestseller, The Choice. She's also a survivor of the Holocaust. In this episode she talks to us about how despite all the horrors she's experienced, how she learned how to STILL choose peace in her life.
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“Forgiveness has nothing to do with me forgiving because I don't have God given powers or do, we are given as a gift that I give myself and not allow anybody to take residence in my body” - Dr. Edith Eger
Timestamps:
2.32 - How are we able to move forward from trauma such as the Holocaust?
3.00 - How do we begin to programme ourselves to choose something different?
6.16 - Dr. Eger’s thoughts on if we don’t forgive, we are not moving on
14.42 - Dr Edgar reveals what she learnt while writing her book The Gift
22.03 - What has Dr. Eger learnt about the healing power of storytelling?
24.30 - Dr. Eger on what she loves most about life
Resources:
Read Dr. Eger’s books The Gift and New York Times best seller The Choice
Download Dr. Eger’s Victim or Survivor worksheet here.
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In this episode I chat with Chrissy Rutherford, who is a journalist. advocate for mental health, as well as an advocate for equity in the fashion industry. Chrissy talks to us about how fashion mirrors so many of the issues or concerns that we have individually, and how we can use fashion to break against societal norms.
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“Racism exists in many, many different forms and I think what we have all very much learned this year is that you cannot be passive about racism.” - Chrissy
Timestamps:
2.01 - Find out what started the mission around racism in fashion for Chrissy?
6.49 - I’m glad this is now happening, but I’ve been saying this already
8.33 - What does the future hold for diversity in fashion?
15.20 - Hear about Chrissy’s interest in Astrology and Tarot
20.38 - Chrissy talks about how she has been taking care of herself without letting things take over?
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In this episode I answer the 3 most common questions I get asked as it relates to self-healing. I talk about how we can choose ourselves, how we can learn to move on, and how we can learn to talk to ourselves with kindness.
“There is no person, no place, no experience or opportunity that is worth you not choosing yourself.” - Yasmine
Show Notes Quote (Timestamp):
1.59 - How do I choose myself?
6.14 - How do I move on?
8.51 - How can I move in a way that meets my needs?
11.51 - How do I learn how to talk to myself?
17.01 - The reason for passing this on to you
21.28 - What do you have authority over that you have given power to someone else to have authority over for you?
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In this episode I chat with Christopher, also known as Plant Kween, on healing, taking care, and using plants as a portal for self-care. Plant Kween shines a light on their experience as a Black, Queer, Femme person, sharing how we can unapologetically choose ourselves even in the midst of the tough stories. They also discuss caring for plants and how it can also be a mirror for how we can take care of ourselves.
“All these things have always existed; racism, homophobia, transphobia, capitalism, all the things they've always been here. Everything that has occurred this year is kind of beginning to pull back all those layers and folks are beginning to see that this country has a lot of work” - Plant Kween
Timestamps:
1.41 - Diving into plants and how it started for Plant Kween
4.59 - Discover whether plants have plants been healing for Plant Kween
11.26 - What does it look like to choose joy every day?
16.42 - Who has influenced Plant Kween on his journey to where he is today?
26.35 - Find out what Plant Kween has learnt this year about himself
29.53 - Plant Kween’s tips for starting your own plant garden
You can check out Plant Kween here on their Instagram and also their class with Skillshare.
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In this episode I chat with Latham Thomas, also known as Mama Glow, or Glow Maven. She is a and she is a doula, a healer, a mother, a teacher and so much more. A true pioneer in the wellness and healing space, we talk about healing, discuss maternal care, doula work throughout all of the different spectrums that women experience, and the disparities in care for black and brown people in comparison to non-black people.
“In spite of all that works against us, to know that we are still a mighty people, and to know that we come from a rich lineage, and to know that we have so much culture. That all of this has brought out in us more incredible goodness, how is it even possible that through all of this we still ooze excellence?” - Latham
Timestamps:
2.24 - Latham gives her thoughts on how her perspective as a doula influenced her book
6.54 - How does the relationship a doula gives you support your healing?
13.19 - Yasmine talks on her healing experiences with a doula
23.31 - Latham discusses the disparities in care between black and brown people vs non-black people
37.16 - The difference having the knowledge to be able to advocate for yourself can make
42.12 - Latham on how healing has evolved
You can learn more about Latham on her Instagram pages:
@glowmaven and @mamaglow
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In this episode, I chat with my dear friend Zuri Adele who is an actress on the show Good Trouble. In this episode Zuri and I flip the tables, and she asks me questions about relationships, healing, and how we can each define a new way of being in partnership with others for ourselves.
“When we show up with our partners to do {healing} work, or when we show up with anybody to do {healing} work, we are giving ourselves the opportunities to see the truth of what is already real.” - Yasmine
Timestamps:
7.47 - Being healed before finding love
20.55 - The forever partner vs the temporary partner
24.54 - How can I use these experiences as teaching tools?
35.15 - The importance of both partners choosing themselves
40.32 - How do you approach loving yourself whilst in a constantly evolving partnership?
44.47 - How do you make sure you have your own self-care practice when balancing motherhood, partnership and work?
53.26 - How do you navigate healing in an interracial partnership during a period where the race conversation has been prevalent?
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In this episode I chat with Maryam Ajayi of Dive in Well, on being well. We talk about Maryam's current healing journey, and how starting our healing journey can look for each of us individually.
“There’s a lot of missing humanity when it comes to what we endure everyday” - Maryam
Timestamps:
2.50 - Maryam discusses setting the stage for work by grounding through meditation
6.32 - Find out about what Maryam calls The Black Square Movement
10.11 - Maryam on working through habits, pattern and trauma of her lineage
13.36 - Yasmine questions how to make sure her intentions in what she writes is what she is being led by
22.33 - Healing is for us too; how can we lean it to that notion when we are presented with a different reality
29.57 - Discover what helped Maryam settle into the healing journey
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In this episode I chat with Les from the Balanced Black Girl podcast. In this episode we talk about the importance of peace, our individual healing journeys and how we can learn to accept where we are even if our lives look different than we imagined.
“I think for me when my healing journey shifted, it was when I realized how much power I truly had.” - Les
Timestamps:
1.34 - Find out what inspired Les to create the Balanced Black Girl podcast
4.54 - Has Les found that the podcast has helped changed the conversation in the wellness space?
7.29 - How does Les’ journey now compare to when she first started?
12.34 - Your healing journey isn’t about having the answers
13.58 - How to unlearn what is no longer you
23.54 - Discover what balance is for Les?
29.58 - How is Les navigating new ways of dating during Covid?
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In today's episode, I chat with Kevin Curry, also known as FitMenCook on Instagram. In this episode, Kevin shares his mental wellness journey and vulnerably encourages all of us by reminding us of the otherside of healing.
“I’ve realized over time that there’s a lot of healing and there’s a lot of growth that happens when we share our story.” - Kevin
Timestamps:
2.13 - Find out why sharing mental health has always been important to Kevin
4.56 - How "negative" self-talk can be motivating
10.08 - Going through the hard times is just as important as the good
11.18 - Learning to accept the growth and good things happening in your life
16.49 - Kevin reveals how he has been prioritizing himself during covid
20.50 - How has being a black man in the health and wellness space felt during this time?
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In this episode I chat with Dr. Darian Sutton, an emergency physician who's been on the frontlines of the covid-19 pandemic.
We dive into systemic racism and how it affects the BIPOC community, but also how the disproportionate amount of BIPOC physicians are affecting communities of color.
In addition to that, we talk about how medical care affects the LGBTQ+ community and how we having Physicians who represent more diversity will ensure quality care for all people.
Lastly, we talk about the importance of "filling our jars" by ensuring advocacy also makes space for our self-care."
This is a powerful conversation that I was so honored to have.
“I’m fighting against a system that wasn’t meant for me and hasn’t been built for me, and I’m representing it now. It’s a dichotomy that I’m trying to battle with every single day”. - Dr. Darien.
Timestamps:
2.52 - Dr. Darien discusses what is was like being a black man in a whitewashed educational program
7.17 - The disconnect between advertising for medicine and the reality
11.15 - Dr. Darien on why there is a lack of black doctors in the medical system
15.09 - The importance of trying to break down the epigenetics of trauma
17.46 - Find out how Dr. Darien is taking care of himself throughout all that is happening in the world right now
20.50 - Navigating the world as a Black, queer man
29.45 - What has Dr. Darien learned about himself in the last year?
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How are you making time for yourself to be aware of what you need? Taking the time you need to process hard emotions in tumultuous times is what season 2 of The Sugar Jar podcast is here for. Listen as Yasmine expands on the conversation around The Sugar Jar and how we can take care throughout all of this.
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“When we really allow ourselves to lean into the discomfort of, this is hard, this is tough, then we give ourselves the space to really let things go” - Yasmine
Timestamps
0.30 - Yasmine expands the conversation around The Sugar Jar
2.00 - Discover how these tumultuous times can wear away at our Sugar
3.35 - How are we taking care throughout all of this?
5.59 - Yasmine expands on the experience of The Sugar Jar
7.49 - Find out how to start your own free Sugar Jar Challenge
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In this episode, I close out Season 1 of The Sugar Jar Podcast, sharing my thoughts on continuing the work, further explaining the Sugar Jar Metaphor, and more.
Yasmine Cheyenne - For me, we can't talk about healing If we're not talking about racism. We can't talk about healing If we're not talking about oppression. We can't talk about healing If we're not talking about accessibility. We can't talk about healing If we're not talking about the tough stuff.
Timestamps
00.28 - The vulnerability of guests on season 1 of The Sugar Jar Podcast
01.45 - Look at our healing work as a lens of awareness
04.24 - If we don’t talk about what is happening around us then we lose an opportunity to really see ourselves
05.14 - The Sugar Jar is an opportunity to see how truly sweet all of the parts of us are
08.37 - The true act of service is showing up for yourself
11.46 - How can I shift my awareness that makes space for me to be human?
13.48 - We can create a life that looks exactly how we want it to look and feel
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In this episode, I chat w/ Dr. Dsouza, an Integrative Medicine & Functional Medicine Doctor on the benefits of Integrative Medicine, and we walk through my personal health experience to share how exploring your medical history can benefit your mental health and overall healing.
Dr. Anjali Dsouza - All of medicine can be beautiful and can be helpful
Timestamps:
01.43 - What is functional medicine?
05.50 - Yasmine’s story and medicine
07.45 - What were some of the red flags with my story?
13.28 - Are my health problems caused by getting older?
14.03 - Yasmine’s treatment plan
18.24 - Why are the things you prescribed me so important?
23.16 - What can people do to find people to help them?
26.08 - Mental health and Physical health can’t be separated
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Healthaim.org
ifm.org
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In this episode, I chat w/ Dosse Via on all things astrology. She eloquently explains astrology from an African perspective in the most amazing way.
Dosse Via - That's what I'm passionate about, helping people get to know themselves, realize there's no good or bad. A lot of energy is neutral, malleable, whatever we wish it to be.
Timestamps:
02.40 - Astrology is a tool for healing
09.21 - How can people begin to connect the ways they experience the world to when they were born?
13.10 - Stereotypes and astrology
20.11 - We all have every single sign in our chart
26.24 - How do you begin to go deeper with astrology?
33.45 - Where does retrograde get its bad rap?
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In this episode, I chat with Nedra about childhood trauma, boundaries, and learning to advocate for your healing.
Nedra Tawwab - “Childhood continues to show up in our relationship until we recognize that wow this issue was happening before, I met my partner, before I met this friend, this is a deep wound, this is not a current wound.”
Timestamps:
01.57 - What is childhood trauma?
04.17- How does childhood trauma impact us as adults?
10.34 - There are so many things we can do before we cut people off
17.04 - You have to cater your “no” to the person you are talking to
19.29 - When I have the worst boundaries, I have the worst resentment
22.10 - How can we allow our adult selves to act based on what is happening now rather than ourselves from 25 years ago?
26.07 - What do you say to the person who is on that journey?
28.25 - I can’t afford therapy, how can I start my work without working with a therapist?
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Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents
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In this episode I chat with Jon about allyship in activism, discovering your identity as a non-black POC, and more.
Jon Rivera - "The day that George Floyd was murdered by the police officer and just feeling like this is insane that this keeps happening, honestly, not that I was shocked because I think there are policies in place that allow this to happen. So, it's going to keep happening until the institutions and policies, honestly, not only reformed but completely change."
Timestamps:
02.15 - The alarming amount of racism in Jon’s college experience
07.46 - This is a podcast that is geared towards the importance of all healing
09.53 - Is there potential for support within your friendship groups?
13.34 - The difficulty of “Politics” and being surrounded by racist Dominicans
17.52 - How hard it can be trying to determine where you fit within your own race
22.42 - Jon talks of experiences at a Black Lives Matter protest
27.18 - Protests are amazing but is there a next step and what does that look like?
32.48 - How has all of this impacted how you see your future?
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In this episode, I chat with Ev’Yan on Sexual Liberation, Navigating Interracial Relationships, and more.
Ev'Yan Whitney - "When you heal yourself sexually everything else really begins to fall into place."
Timestamps:
02.27 - The importance of sexual healing
08.09 - So often we have sexual identities that are lived through somebody else
09.25 - Sexual healing starts with us first
12.08 - Being able to step into your power and say this is what I need
16.34 - How will healing yourself sexually directly transform the relationships your children have with sex
18.49 - Impacts of sexual heling work in a relationship
26.08 - All of us need sexual healing
28.09 - The difference in approach within interracial relationships
37.38 - Does being in an interracial relationship feel as though it has opened up a portal of healing you didn’t realize needed to be healed
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Podcast - https://www.sexuallyliberatedwoman.com/
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In this episode, I chat with Zuri Adele on how we can heal through grief, learning to let others be there for us, and surrendering to the unknown.
Zuri Adele - "It's very, very, very clear and undeniable when a corporation or person, especially with the power of social media is very clear when they are claiming to be about the movement now for, for fear of being perceived as one of the racist people, because there would be political and economic consequences to them if they were perceived as being an enemy to that to black liberation."
Timestamps:
05.07 - Recognizing our power and energy
05.44 - Sharing grief and what the process has been like throughout this pandemic
14.23 - Feeling my father’s joy around me at all times
17.13 - The recognition of the lack of control we have
23.14 - Boundaries and receiving love
27.01 - How does it feel going back to acting knowing that you will be tapping into all these parts of yourself?
30.12 - The grief that we are experiencing with so much Black death at the hands of the police
33.06 - What are your thoughts around the current movement?
40.21 - What are you using your self care for to look forward to the other side?
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In this episode, I chat with Layla Saad on the power of language, healing after experiencing racism, anti-racism work, and her NYT bestselling book, Me and White Supremacy.
Layla Saad - A lifetime of being conditioned by white supremacy means a lifetime of unconditioning.
Timestamps:
01.36 - How have you been receiving people resonating with your work?
03.35 - Calling it what it is
11.30 - What has white supremacy and the dominant culture of whiteness taught me about myself?
14.43 - How have you walked through this not being emotionally captured by it?
26.12 - The “Big Folks” who advocated for you when you began to shift in your power
32.27 - A Model Minority
36.30 - Going forward what have you been leaning into?
46.42 - Did you think it would be such a healing tool?
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In this episode, I chat with Alex Elle on empowering Women in business, finding your joy during grief, and her new book After the Rain.
Alex Elle - "Black people deserve joy and we also deserve to make space for the moments of joy that present themselves, and we are worthy of that. You know, the revolution is not going to stop because we lean into joy."
Timestamps:
02.03 - Alex Elle on amplifying Black women in business and creativity
04.09 - Sharing as part of the community and making the light brighter
07.32 - Taking care of yourself is an important part of activism and healing
08.45 - Using social media as a means of amplification
11.05 - What are the things you are using to prepare yourself for people showing up right now?
12.29 - Black people deserve joy
17.32 - Our mourning doesn’t stop here
18.25 - What we can expect from After the Rain
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Buy her new book, After The Rain.
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In this episode, I share my teachings around “the Sugar Jar” concept as a way to assess our boundaries, as an energy exercise, and explain how to use this self-healing tool in everyday life.
Yasmine Cheyenne - "The thing that I love the most about The Sugar Jar is it allows us to really think about how we have the opportunity to show up and claim our time, claim our money, claim our energy, and say, I love you but I don't have space for this."
Timestamps
00.50 - What is The Sugar Jar?
03.02 - The importance of realizing your boundaries
03.55 - What I love most about the sugar jar
06.34 - What are the things that put sugar back into my jar?
10.05 - Why The Sugar Jar Podcast was created
12.26 - The power of language
15.52 - The Sugar Jar is holding everything
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